A Queens man is facing criminal charges after a disturbing video appearing to show two dogs tied to the trunk of his car, struggling to keep pace as he drove, emerged.
Dan Bujor, 68, of Long Island City, faces multiple charges, including animal cruelty, following an incident on Sunday near the intersection of 11th Street and 43rd Avenue in LIC. If convicted, he faces up to one year in jail, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Officials said onlookers watched in shock as two dogs, Marzipan, a nearly 2-year-old German Shepherd, and Nougat, a pit bull estimated to be 2-to-4 years old, were forced to run behind a red Volkswagen Passat. Both animals were visibly struggling to keep pace with the moving car as neighbors called for help…